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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dani897:
if you read any cm7 or other gingerbread thread they say you need 3 button recovery/download. this is one reason why! i think there should be a generic froyo kernel in the proper type of update file to revert. but maybe they are trying to scare away newbs till they complete cm7 or atleast have a release candidate.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMathMan:
Sorted in the end.

I just formatted every partition in Mounts and Storage first before a reflash.

Sent from my Armani S i9010 (CM7)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Powell730:
I tried googling but wasn't really able to get a clear answer. What is fast boot? I noticed the option in the apps setting.

Sent from my amazing TBolt!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdaadvocate:
What is fastboot

Fast boot is a tricky but cool way of getting a fast restart to your HTC device. it a essentialy puts your phone in sleep mode just like a desktop PC. I have some threads and noticed users of fast boot mode have experienced less battery life which makes sense because phone never really shuts off. note: under check box option for fastboot option its says "turn off to use some market apps". This feature is ideal for short periods of time and to optimze battery life I wouldn't keep it on all the time. I love this feature!
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigino:
Hello forum,

I really need some help here please.

I'm always getting database storage almost full the last time got this was last week and I had to delete all my sms email and 300 contacts.

Now I got it again if I delete anymore ontact I well have nomore contact on the pda so I need help to understand why I'm having this problem.

I checked my SD card and phone storage in the settings and this is wat it reads:

External SD Card

Total Space 29.72GB

Available space 18.45GB

SD card is mounted

Internal Memory

Total Space 12.83

available space 9.18

Internal Phone Storage

Available space 1.08GB

I have memory space available why am I getting this message?

Thr message I get i this:

Memory Full

Database storage is nearly full

Delete some user created data from Contacts, Message, Calendar, or Call log and try again

I've delete all Calendar, Call logs Messages and it says that my sim is full whats the problem here.

Any help please.

Thank You

Gigino
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheGrammarFreak:
Database storage is dbdata

Open a terminal app and enter "df" to see how much space is free on dbdata. If it's full, we need to thing of a way for rectify the issue, if it's not full then I'm completely wrong/thick
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] repudi8or:
Ok I had the issue with my contacts2.db under /dbdata becoming very large (approx 90mb) and found a solution. Im posting it here in case it helps others. The solution had nothing to do with my handset or android in general. it was ALL to do with google contacts.

when i logged on to google contacts and tried to export "My Contacts" in an effort to fix up the problem with contacts2 on my android device being so large i discovered something weird. There is an option in the export panel to export "All Contacts" as an alternative to "My Contacts". Now "My Contacts" showed me having approx 400 contacts but "All Contacts" showed as 390000+ contacts.... WTF???... Anyhow having pulled the contacts2.db off my droid and used a sqlite browser to examine the data I noticed there seemed to be at least 300 copies of each contact. So it seems like droid is syncing "All Contacts" from google instead of "My contacts" (unverified, just my assumption).

Within google contacts there is a function to "Find and Merge duplicate contacts" which seems to chose a subset (maybe 10 or so) of your contacts and search for duplicates and merge them into a single record. After performing "Find and Merge duplicate contacts" continually until i received the "No Duplicates found" response i then went back to the "export" function and noticed my "ALL Contacts" had come down from 390000+ to approx 400.

Then on my droid i went into settings=>applications=>manage application=>All=>contacts storage and hit "clear data" and rebooted it. The contacts resync'd from google contacts and then when i checked "contacts storage" it had come down from 90mb to 1.4mb.

I have no answer at this stage as to why google contacts was getting so many duplicates. My only guess is that it is something to do with the sync back from droid to gcontacts. Anyhow I just thought i would publish the solution i found as I have seen plenty of threads from other people with the same issue.

Good luck !

Rep
[General Topics] RumorMonger:
Before we start, it may appear Motorola and Samsung will be the only ones who will have a Honeycomb product until at least May/June. The reasons being:-

1. Honeycomb supply to manufacturers have been delayed until May/June. I dont know exactly what this means except that the manufacturers I work with cannot get access to Honeycomb for their products (but it may be related to the next rumor).

2. Honeycomb wont be open sourced and a major manufacturer is working with Google on trying to secure licensing.

Sorry I cant be more specific than this. The second rumor contradicts everything Google has done so far, but if I mention the manufacturer involved, it lends weight to the rumor.

Does anyone else have any further information to collaborate/debunk these rumors?

EDIT: When I say Honeycomb wont be open sourced, I meant Google plans to close source it and Honeycomb will require a license.
[General Topics] FloatingFatMan:
I'm gonna call BS on all of the above.

#1. New member, first post, no sources or company names given.

#2. Honeycomb SDK is already published. Functional installs of Honeycomb can and have already been built from this.

#3. Licensing means they CANNOT closed source it

Either present us with some evidence, or quit spouting rubbish.
[General Topics] Skellyyy:
^ couldn't put it better myself.
[General Topics] RumorMonger:
There is a reason why this is a new account, if it isnt obvious to you.

I am not asking for speculative opinions, I am wondering if there is anyone else in the industry hearing either of these rumors.
[General Topics] Skellyyy:
Atleast give some sources?
[General Topics] RumorMonger:
Sorry, the market for real Honeycomb products is actually very small at the moment so any hints will reveal too much. Please, if anyone else has heard anything just PM me.
[General Topics] FloatingFatMan:
Small huh? There are plenty of devices coming out quite soon. Acer's Iconia Tab A500, for example, has just had its FCC approval granted and will be out mid-April. That's running Honeycomb, so kinda slaps your "rumours" in the chops about it not being available until June.
[General Topics] foxmeister:
What licence exactly?

FYI Android itself is licensed under the Apache software license, which is a non-copyleft licence.

If Google so chose, they could keep Honeycomb itself closed source, and their only open source requirement would be publishing the source for the linux kernel on shipping devices.

Regards,

Dave
[General Topics] FloatingFatMan:
Because they've already released it under open license.
[General Topics] foxmeister:
The latest release of Android released under the Apache Software Licence is Gingerbread - that can't be taken back.

However, anything built on top of that source can be closed source if the developer so wishes, and that includes Honeycomb!

I still expect Google to release Honeycomb under the ASL, but the point it - *they don't have to!*.

Regards,

Dave
[General Topics] tolis626:
Seriously guys,do you really think that in times like these we're living,Google will abandon the idea that made their OS so successful?I highly doubt that... ;)
[General Topics] RumorMonger:
I absolutely agree with you - I cannot fathom any reason for Google to make Honeycomb close source. This rumor (#2) is from a bigger company than the company that provided the first rumor.
[General Topics] madnish30:
Interesting news ! Thanks for the share !
[General Topics] Step666:
Same as the troll who claimed Samsung were trying to charge networks for software updates yet everyone was willing to believe that...

I'm not arguing that this looks and smells like trolling, merely attempting to highlight that plenty of people round here seem to be quite happy to 'never let the facts get in the way of a good story'.
[General Topics] Step666:
Sorry to double-post but Engadget has an article on the matter.

Here's a quote from Google:

Absolutely no mention of licences.

It does, on the other hand, talk of Honeycomb 'not being ready, which ties in to a lot of reviews and impressions of it as an OS.

Again, I feel this is very similar to the 'Samsung charging for upgrades' rumour - something takes a little bit longer than normal to happen and a minority start making up ridiculous rumours to try and explain it.
[General Topics] RumorMonger:
I am not sure whether my post occurred before the Engadget article or not, but this article certainly validates rumor #1. It would be interesting to see how this affects manufacturers who have announced Honeycomb products (one poster mentioned Acer earlier). I know some are launching Gingerbread instead, which isnt ideal.

While the link between the two rumors is subject to interpretation, the two rumors were taken from different sources. The second rumor is less believable (even to me) however, the source is from a significantly larger company.
[General Topics] Step666:
No, it doesn't validate rumour number one.

You claimed that manufacturers are unable to get a copy of Honeycomb - there's a big difference between Google publicly releasing the source code and passing copies of it to manufacturers.

Do you really think that when Google released Froyo's or GIngerbread's source code that that was the first time HTC, Samsung etc had seen it?

I really don't.

Also, as has been pointed out already, the fact that there are Honeycomb devices coming from a range of manufacturers goes some way to disproving your point.

As for the believability of your rumours, unless you can back them up with any sort of proof, I don't see any reason to believe either of them.
[General Topics] lowtech80:
Well the op might be on to something at least. I'm not buying that top tier manufacturers won't be able to get the code as LG and Acer among others are going to be releasing tablets with honeycomb in the coming weeks.

http://www.androidcentral.com/google-not-open-sourcing-honeycomb-says-bloomberg
[General Topics] RumorMonger:
Thank you so much for this article - this is another source verifying the difficulty of manufacturers getting honeycomb source code. There is no doubt the Tier 1 companies will get preferential access to the code - the question is, who is seen as Tier 1 by Google.

Perhaps in regards to licensing, this may be just a legal formality for companies to get access to Honeycomb at the moment, and it is unclear whether these licenses will cost anything.

Thank you again, this has been a great help. This is a third party source we can use to explain to our clients why we cannot launch honeycomb at the date we promised.
[General Topics] I Am Marino:
I am glad Google isn't releasing the code so cheap companies can't just stick Honeycomb on crap devices and make it look bad.

Sent from my Incredible with the XDA Premium App.
[General Topics] Dirk:
They've stated that the source will be released when Honeycomb is good and ready. Makes sense to me.
[General Topics] nubsors:
Throwing Google under the bus

I find it kind of sad that community members like Koush are throwing Google under the bus. This wave of articles all quoting the Wallstreet Jorunal has essentially taken one view and made it true. The original author of the WSJ article basically made everyone question Google's intentions by painting the picture that Google has no intention of releasing source code for Honeycomb "anytime soon". Somehow that translates into Android not being open source even though prior versions of the OS have been released as open source. I don't get it. Why the hell is someone like Koush taking a hardliner stance that Google is now evil when anyone with have a brain cell can see that not only is this assumption inaccurate but Google's position on the matter is completely justified. They admit that they released Honeycomb too early and as a matter of fixing it and making it work properly they aren't going to release the source code... YET. The key word here is: yet.
[General Topics] Dirk:
First rule of media: Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
[General Topics] I Am Marino:
I'm glad Google didn't release it so a bunch of cheap companies can't make some quickly thrown together tablets that suck and make Android look bad.
[General Topics] oka1:
so true..........so true
[General Topics] bitla:
wow great, i really look forword honey version
[General Topics] pgdeaner:
Honeycomb release delayed....

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2011/tc20110324_269784.htm
[General Topics] RumorMonger:
Before anyone else spouts the mantra about cheap crap devices, there are actually great cheap products, manufactured by the same companies that build for the "good" brands.

Companies like Quanta, Foxconn, Tatung etc have such an efficient manufacturing process that companies like Apple, HP etc would contract their manufacturing process to (in this case, the IP belongs to the Apple, HP, etc). The QA standards are quite stringent if they are to impress the majors.

These very same companies also has the capacity to design their own products, which they then OEM out to other companies like JVC, Hitachi and even Philips. These companies get first choice in chassis designs etc and whatever is left over is then sold to the smaller OEMs. Because these smaller OEMs have a lower marketing budget and operating costs, they sell at a lower price. There have been many instances of the very same products sitting on the same shelf, where there were price differences of $200 all because of branding.

It is when all these "Tier 2/ Tier 3" players jump on board that prices start to decline, because of a combination of increased volumes and competition.

So where do the craptastic products come from? There are industrial designers who grab reference designs and instead of improving/debugging those products, they try to find cheaper alternatives to each part, and take features out that they think is unnecessary. These modified designs are then sold to Chinese factories who end up merely assemble the products to their OEM clients. These "yum cha" brands are the ones that hurt the Tier 3 brands.

So my point is, even if you only buy the major brands, dont underestimate the impact Tier 2 companies have on pricing. Without these players, you will be paying "early adopter" prices for a longer period of time than what is current now.
[General Topics] ratnakar_choudhary:
Honey comb SDK is available

I have seen a you tube video. which suggests that Honey comb SDK has been ported to HTC phone to some extent.

watch?v=noiQdCQZEJ4

My question is, how is it possible if it is not available as open source. Is this video just uses the theme not the Kernel?
[General Topics] dejavu157:
OoOo i would love honey comb
[General Topics] souljaboy:
you know , you and i may only buy the good products , but its the cheap companies' products that bring the price down for us ...

and save the "looks" for those who care (like engadget)
[General Topics] queencitypete:
haha this thread...
[HTC Incredible S] redank:
bad news :mad:

read this : http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...s-bootloader-and-recovery-are-signed-as-well/
[HTC Incredible S] bertramfx:
RIP HTC

Complete Fail. TT
[HTC Incredible S] JeckyllHavok:
That was one of the reasons i liked HTC, but signed recoverys are no go. If they keep this tactic, no more htc for me
[HTC Incredible S] kaze06:
Exactly.

I don't even understand why they would do this...do they not realize that there is a pretty decent amount of customers who buy their phones based on the fact they're completely open to customization?

I feel like this would hurt them more than it could ever help them.
[HTC Incredible S] derhannes1983:
It's coming home, it's coming, my Blackberry's coming home, it's coming home.

Sorry Android, sorry Google, but for me, RIM is better.
[HTC Incredible S] DuoM:
Saw this as soon as I woke up this morning. Bad news indeed. Very disappointing.

Just one more reason not to get the Incredible S :(

I've been thinking the same thing.
[HTC Incredible S] SilverHedgehog:
There goes the only developer-friendly phone maker..
[HTC Incredible S] NardVa:
I guess that means we want see any root access/development/custom roms for the Incredible S. :mad:
[HTC Incredible S] vido.ardes:
Not neccessarily, as I've already posted in the rooting thread, this was already known about and hasn't stopped us yet. Please be patient and stop spreading FUD
[HTC Incredible S] DaanJordaan:
Does this mean we will never see csutom roms, or does this mean we'll have to wait until it's cracked?
[HTC Incredible S] hellejoep:
I Fully agree. It's a pitty HTC wants in on the control over my device game...
[HTC Incredible S] timbo007up:
I also hate that they want to control our devices. My next device probably wont be an HTC anymore also, however i do like the fooling arround with my phone. id rather would have it rooted quite easily, but i dont hate it they require some manual actions, since it saves a lot of people from having malware on there phones, but hell.... this one is over the top.

Probably have the IS for the next 2 years, so got enough time to play with it haha.
[HTC Incredible S] szallah:
@DaanJordaan

having a motorola milestone with a signature-locked bootloader i can say, that custom roms ARE available... the key-difference is, that the signature-checking bootloader only boots signed kernels. everything else can be replaced with custom-made files. as an exaple: CyanogenMod ist available for the milestone, but without the enhanced kernel.

which in essence means:

custom roms: yes

custom kernels: no

i don't know how big the difference betweet the moto-bootloader and the htc-bootloader is. but if it's somehow similar, custom roms without custom-kernels will work. which indeed sucks... but that's still better than no custom roms at all... let's just hope htc produces very well coded kernels... :D
[HTC Incredible S] Brumble:
I dont think its "HTC" who wants to control rhe device, i've heard its the carriers that are asking for the bootloader to be singed, so they dont have to replace a brick device someone tried ro hack,

Just be thankfull they only signed it and not encrypted it like motorola.

Sent from my Defy
[HTC Incredible S] kaze06:
That makes sense (no pun intended).

It's still not good news for the developer community though.
[HTC Incredible S] syl0n:
No it doesn't. Maybe in the US it does. I can buy a OEM Incredible S with no association with any carrier by paying full price, but seems like even these factory HTC devices are bootloader signed.
[HTC Incredible S] Brumble:
Its probably easier for HTC to just push all the incredible s's through the same production line.

Sent from my Defy
[HTC Incredible S] jcase:
Don't stress on this. ~1hour after it was identified on the thunderbolt, it was bypassed.

Don't go returning phones or quitting android over this.
[HTC Incredible S] stringent:
I hope it will get rooted, I have just sold my HTC Desire, and am looking either to get the Nexus S or this. I have every confidence in the Dev guys to crack it.

HTC really have done something silly, the only reason the Desire sold so well was because it could get rooted so easily and allowed people to do anything they liked to it!
[HTC Incredible S] vegetaleb:
If this info is confirmed then the LG Optimus 2X is the best new phone!

I like HTC but I am not a fanboy fanatic to limit Android to HTC devices :p
[Wildfire Android Development] Deep-Knight:
Hi! I just created a tun.ko file for the current DK-Rom (Kernel 2.6.32.21-ge5a759b)

Here is an update-flash package with openvpn connection gui and tun.ko included.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CN3D0PRP

if i try to "insmod /system/lib/modules/tun.ko " i got an error: device / resource busy...

lsmod shows no tun.ko loaded...

Also tried before :

mkdir /dev/net

mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200

Anyone an idea :confused: ?
[Wildfire Android Development] Deep-Knight:
Maybe i found the problem. Need some free time to get the fix to work.

BUT , (Cisco) VPN-Pack is on the WAY for Wildfire Froyo :-)
[Wildfire Android Development] ijestan:
try cm7, tun.ko is included on the rom.. also the openvpn app.. i got it working
[Wildfire Android Development] Deep-Knight:
Thanks for the Information. I would like to get it work with my rom.

Sent from my HTC Wildfire
[Wildfire Android Development] Deep-Knight:
Now finally working vpn pack arrived !

Look into main thread.

This thread can be closed now...
[Wildfire Android Development] krook6023:
Thread closed by OP request.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] todah09:
ok,trying to figure out which app is better?the least hassle,best quality mirror,and sound?

thanks in advance guys........one!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sitlet:
Huh? What do you mean "which one is better"? You only listed one app...

And if you are wondering the difference between any two apps, just try them both out.... The one you dont like you can uninstall
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugedraw:
Check out the benchmarks that Lokifish posted up here:

http://members.cox.net/lokifish/Benchmarks.html

From the data, FullHDMI gets better scores on Sense roms, and HDMwIn gets better scores in AOSP roms with V sync off. With v sync on (not sure what that is, as I've never used it), FullHDMI gets better scores.

I agree with sitlet, though. Try them both and see what you like better. Some people claim one works better but in the end, go with what works best for you.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] todah09:
Thank guys. Shall thank you both,properly when I get to the comp.

sent from a terminal in the NIGHTLANDS.......
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khilbron:
VSync is Vertical Sync, It limits visible frames to the refresh rate of your display device. Ie.. You have a 59mhz refresh rate on your screen, Vsync would cap your FPS at 59. Any frames Over 59 are kinda lost, what it does is takes the 59 best frames to generate the Image, So while someone can brag dude i get 120 FPS, my 60FPS with VSync on will look FAR crisper than his 120.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lokifish Marz:
Having about 100hrs of benching and testing on both apps, FullHDMI has a better UI for everyday use. Most average users have no issues getting it to work the way the want the first time. HDMwIn is a fine app in it's own right but I still have yet to find a non-geek that can get it to work the way they want on their first try. If I'm a little tired I'll even forget HDMwIn's idiosyncrasies.

In regards to rugedraw's comment about vsync, vsync on forces both displays into a sync lock which gives smoother output and 100% reproduction of the Evo's screen but at the cost of performance. Vsync off allows for faster performance but at the cost of dropped frames. Having this option is nice however the UI issues and HDMwIn's idiosyncrasies make it a no go for daily use.

To help avoid the appearance of favoritism let it be know that even with all the testing I've done on FullHDMI, I am still a paying customer and have refused the testers refund offered by orrebamas.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adeyo:
does FullHDMI have sound on aosp yet? i just saw HDMwIn just got it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sitlet:
With AOSP, the sound will only come out of the headphone port, not the hdmi port. But at least its something.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lokifish Marz:
Neither have HDMI sound at this point. It's supposed to be in today's nightly (#31). When it's released I'll check both and report back.